"<span>a. Masters could reclaim slaves who fled to other southern states" is the best option from the list, since this was one of the most controversial acts that was one of the leading catalysts for the outbreak of the Civil War.</span>
The answer is d tolerance for a free press
Most would say A but that doesn't matter because a lot of black people come from the south. I'd say it's because more of the HISTORY of the south.
In 884, Charles the Fat reunited all the Carolingian kingdoms for the last time, but he died in 888 and the empire immediately split up.